New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-03
MUyICIpAL AFFAIRS DISCUSSED.
TIE BROOKLYN CITIZENS LEAGUE DINE


MAYOR o'BnIEN AND Ex-MAYoR Low SPEAK
MEssRs. HEWITT AND GRACE WRITE.
About 800 of the members OF the Brooklyn Citizens
league ate their first annual dinner last evening in the
Assembly Rooms OF the Academy OF Music. TheiI
ruests were Mayor OBrien, OF Boston ex-Mayor Low
DE Charles Henry Hall! Professor Rosster w. Raymond
CITY Chamberlain W. NJ WINS George +. Williams, OF
Boston Secretary James Case OF the Brooklyn Young
Mems Republican Club; President 4. r Lee, OF the
Young Mems Democratic Club; NJ Shepard ana
II. W. Hinrichs. Among tho Others present were
Charles Pratt General C. T. Christensen. IL X sheidoh'
General L. l. Molineux, the Rev. Dr. A. D. f. benrehus'
willis l. Ogden, A. T. White. GeneralJohn b. woodward
Andrew d. Brird General s. L. WoodfOrd W. b. hen
DALI Professor +. W. Hooper, DR. A T. PERKINS, D. v
Lowell. W. G. Low, Dr. George X Fowler mhhan
Potts ex Mayor John W. Hunter Joseph OBnen, W.
vqsaman. tho Rev. A. g. Walsh George IL Fisher, John
C,bb william Brrri, Eugene Blackforj, f. A. Doty,
Franklin Alen ", j. CoonOs, Joseph c. Hacker W. H.
Nichols DR.. DAVID Cochran c. +. Wingate, Professor
Robert Foster, W. C. Wallace, G. H. DeSilver
the Rev. Lindsay Parker, jr, Alexander Forman Dr. r
H. Kretzschmar, Professor T. j. Backus' L. 8 Bnrhham'
ID. l. Northrup the Rev. s. II. Camp. L. NJ Palmer, W.
H. rockingham. DR.. s. s. Guy, and the Rev. John Hump
stone.
Mayor whitney and his administration were not repre-
septed After the dinner President Heury Hentz made
brief address, setting forth the objects OF the League in
promoting municipal reform and nonpartisan Gig gov
ernmen He also sad
Brooklyn started the reform movement in municipal gov.
ernmen She has had setback but ii the present signs
deceptive she win agsn come t. the front next No
reject municipal elections in the West and IN the City of
Letters were read from Mayor Hewitt and ex-Mayor
Grace. Mr.. Hewitt wrote
that seod city sosernmen can be- secured provided
me Citizens do their duty in selecting as The
ii; duty T6St duty very simple
tive officer Judge pass upon the merits OF the law
but he the servant Of the people to carry into effect their
intends TO do his duty the question never presents itself
Si% 70 Know that tSD exist. and ina.
other rule Seion win or later produce social chaos
for order the trnt Of law and order Is for the
who believe legislation sufficient the evils
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s5 9o sSs n mot iSS e s Ir
but find that PGee opinion Is quite ut
The remedy for bad or unpopular laws Is IN hands Of the
year because the Legislature meets annually Mean.
while no executive ohcer can give permits TO
ea SsS violated With spSs%Oac eors
Increasing disregard the which { parent Of
ss not but Ss hs
constant support and good VII o; his fellow citizens
e his ny he E open d. discover where 2. law
he and 9gh to g1, out 70 the @
main difficulty which have TO encounter is In the dir
ference Of The and for that the remedy sound
regard good government Of greater Importance
success Of any political party.
Mr. Grace wrote:
the deepest possible interest subject of the
s working a municipal o% % e
party sides and supporting the best candidate
party.
Mayor OBrien, who when he entered the room had
been greeted with applause and cheers similar TO the
welcome given ex-Mayor Low, received with equal
enthusiasm when he rose 10 respond TO 1.-THE Municipal
Spirit" He said that in the departments
Of the Boston -. government he did not see
how partisan politics had anything TO do. Muir
municipal affairs should be conducted business prn
cples Applause The Boston government was
expensive, but he believed that there should
had appointed this year fifty heads OF departments,
and one-half OF them were Republicans As Mayor
OF Boston he could not do otherwise. In
the last three years saving OF S2000000 year had
been made in the city expense since the Speaker
elected. The Mayor had the power dismiss tie heads
Of departments and he found not doing his duty
the Mayor could turn him out
>, The Rev. Dr. Hall was introduced to speak The
Citizens Duty in Politics" He said that BROOKLYN
should get man for Mayor who would enfore all
the laws The duty OF all the citizens was
other speakers were William NJ. WINS, whose subject
was ELECTION Reform; DR.. r. W. Raymond who
spoke OF Parties In City Government" Horace T.
Denning upon 1.-The Need OF Citizens Organizations
City Politics ." Edward NJ. Shepard who discussed The
Wisdom OF Nesting Large Responsibility in the Mayor
yindicated"; exMayor Low. whose subject was
The Municipal Politics of Brooklyn" and +. ". Hin
richs who presented THE Principles and Purposes of
the League" Mayor Low received with the widest
enthusiasm and made clear presentation OF the
IN the condition of Brooklyn under reform methods and
under the spells system.